craftgrrl | Easy to make Bleach print shirt

Ok, so this is how you make your very own bleach printed shirt...

You will need...One shirt,

One Clorox Bleach pen (Can be bought at any super market)

Card stock or heavy weight paper large enough to fit your image,

something to cut out your image on like a foam core board (found in Drug stores)

Some sort of board or matte board to but inbetween your front and back of the shirt

last but not least one super sharp exacto Knife.

#1. Find a picture you like.

#2. Photo shop it to only have two colors. Black and white. (It's a special option, it's not the same is a black and white photo.)

(This image is unusual and didn't work when I tryed to change it to just black and just white so I had to settle for that...but it should look like this...

#3. Print your image.

#4. Cut around your base image

(Sorry, that was the original. His nostril is over on his mouth but you get the point....)

#5. Now, Tape your card stock to your foam core or whatever you're using. Tape the image down to the paper on the solid colored areas so you won't have to worry about cutting over tape. I traced around the image first so I could see if it moved better.

#6. Now this is where you need to pay attention....Cut out the solid white parts. And made a pile for floating peices like my eyes were so you wont lose them. and you might have to be creative figuring out how to cut the edges so the shape is intact.

#7. Tape this stencil down to the shirt and start filling in with your bleach pen. So what I have seen...the key to good color is letting the bleach dry. Don't worry too much about it killing the fabric but don't let it sit too long. If you put on a very thin layer it will give a darker scratchy look and if you put it on a little thicker it will get a brighter whiter color. But a little goes a long long way.

#8. After you find the color you were looking for take your shirt to the sink and spash some vinegar on the image then wash with soap and cold water. Let drip dry. Then enjoy your one of a kind bleach stencil shirt.

Remember: A Red shirt will turn different shades of pink, Green will be a lighter shade of green to white, Blue will be a light blue, black will be an orange color.

#9. Wear it with pride! You earned it because that bleach smell is still lingering in your room.